Re: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics?
I've run with as many as 7 interfaces - one SIS, one dual fxp, and one quad fxp; no issues there. However, I've not done that on 1.0 On 10/24/06, Rudi Potgieter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All Does pfsense have a problem using 4 nics? Whenever I install a fourth in the machine, one of the nics (usually opt1 or opt2) conflict with the LAN interface. When starting up pfsense, there is an asterisk next to LAN* and OPT1(OPT1)* ? And if LAN interface is up, then OPT1 interface is up as well even though no cable plugged in. When the pc starts up each network controller is using its own irq. Any help. Thanx Rudi - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics?
Been running 4 NICS for 8 months now... I am up to the 1.0 release I am using the xl driver. (there is actually a fifth that is not in use right now) Might I recommend turning off everything you are not using in the BIOS and then reinstalling. -Tim -Original Message- From: Randy B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 6:20 AM To: support@pfsense.com Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics? I've run with as many as 7 interfaces - one SIS, one dual fxp, and one quad fxp; no issues there. However, I've not done that on 1.0 On 10/24/06, Rudi Potgieter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi All > > Does pfsense have a problem using 4 nics? Whenever I install a fourth in > the machine, one of the nics (usually opt1 or opt2) conflict > with the LAN interface. When starting up pfsense, there is an asterisk next > to LAN* and OPT1(OPT1)* ? And if LAN interface is up, then > OPT1 interface is up as well even though no cable plugged in. When the pc > starts up each network controller is using its own irq. > > Any help. > > Thanx > > Rudi - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics?
I have several systems with up to 6 nics that I use for testing or at customers sites. In general there is no problem. The nics in use for this are intel, realtek, 3com (no mix, each system has either the one or the other). Sounds to me like some kind of hardwareproblems. Holger > -Original Message- > From: Tim Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 3:44 PM > To: support@pfsense.com > Subject: RE: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics? > > > Been running 4 NICS for 8 months now... I am up to the 1.0 release > I am using the xl driver. > (there is actually a fifth that is not in use right now) > Might I recommend turning off everything you are not using in the BIOS > and then reinstalling. > -Tim > > -Original Message- > From: Randy B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 6:20 AM > To: support@pfsense.com > Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics? > > I've run with as many as 7 interfaces - one SIS, one dual fxp, and one > quad fxp; no issues there. However, I've not done that on 1.0 > > On 10/24/06, Rudi Potgieter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi All > > > > Does pfsense have a problem using 4 nics? Whenever I > install a fourth > in > > the machine, one of the nics (usually opt1 or opt2) conflict > > with the LAN interface. When starting up pfsense, there is an > asterisk next > > to LAN* and OPT1(OPT1)* ? And if LAN interface is up, then > > OPT1 interface is up as well even though no cable plugged in. When > the pc > > starts up each network controller is using its own irq. > > > > Any help. > > > > Thanx > > > > Rudi > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics?
Title: Message I run three intel dual cards in mine, total of six ports. I like Holger's advice, too - I've always made it practice to match all the NICs in a system whenever possible. Be careful that adding the fourth NIC isn't causing the system to reorder the cards, too - if so, it would be easy to have the one you *believe* to be OPT1 from prior experience now be (for example) OPT2 when the system has re-ordered things. The card showing active with a * might very well be the "new" OPT1. I've seen this happen before, particularly when mixing and matching NIC types. From: Rudi Potgieter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 6:09 AMTo: support@pfsense.comSubject: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics? Hi All Does pfsense have a problem using 4 nics? Whenever I install a fourth in the machine, one of the nics (usually opt1 or opt2) conflict with the LAN interface. When starting up pfsense, there is an asterisk next to LAN* and OPT1(OPT1)* ? And if LAN interface is up, then OPT1 interface is up as well even though no cable plugged in. When the pc starts up each network controller is using its own irq. Any help. Thanx Rudi
RE: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics?
Title: Message I have been running 6 nics for quite some time in a a production environment. I performed a successful experiment running 11 nics a while back in the early alpha days to see if pfSense could handle it, and it passed with flying colors. I'd also recommend sticking with a single brand of nic. For the moment, I prefer Intel nics (vlan & polling support, yay!). I seem to remember having an issue with a test box running an oddball LOM in combination with an Intel quad card. Ted Crow MCP/W2K Information Technology Manager Tuttle Services, Inc. (419) 228-6262 x 247 From: Rudi Potgieter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:09 AMTo: support@pfsense.comSubject: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics? Hi All Does pfsense have a problem using 4 nics? Whenever I install a fourth in the machine, one of the nics (usually opt1 or opt2) conflict with the LAN interface. When starting up pfsense, there is an asterisk next to LAN* and OPT1(OPT1)* ? And if LAN interface is up, then OPT1 interface is up as well even though no cable plugged in. When the pc starts up each network controller is using its own irq. Any help. Thanx Rudi
Re: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics?
On 10/24/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I run three intel dual cards in mine, total of six ports. I like Holger's advice, too - I've always made it practice to match all the NICs in a system whenever possible. Be careful that adding the fourth NIC isn't causing the system to reorder the cards, too - if so, it would be easy to have the one you *believe* to be OPT1 from prior experience now be (for example) OPT2 when the system has re-ordered things. The card showing active with a * might very well be the "new" OPT1. I've seen this happen before, particularly when mixing and matching NIC types. Bus order is what changes the order here. It's certainly possible to have em0 be em1 after inserting another em card in the machine. Be thankful that BSD actually identifies the chipset here...I find it impossible to figure out wth happened in linux when adding/removing nics (and dmesg is useless when trying to figure out just what eth0 actually is). --Bill - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics?
On linux ifconfig will give you the MAC address. That should be unique enough for you to figure out what is what. Bill Marquette wrote: > On 10/24/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> I run three intel dual cards in mine, total of six ports. I like Holger's >> advice, too - I've always made it practice to match all the NICs in a >> system >> whenever possible. Be careful that adding the fourth NIC isn't causing >> the >> system to reorder the cards, too - if so, it would be easy to have the >> one >> you *believe* to be OPT1 from prior experience now be (for example) OPT2 >> when the system has re-ordered things. The card showing active with a * >> might very well be the "new" OPT1. I've seen this happen before, >> particularly when mixing and matching NIC types. > > Bus order is what changes the order here. It's certainly possible to > have em0 be em1 after inserting another em card in the machine. Be > thankful that BSD actually identifies the chipset here...I find it > impossible to figure out wth happened in linux when adding/removing > nics (and dmesg is useless when trying to figure out just what eth0 > actually is). > > --Bill > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- Curtis Maurand Senior Network & Systems Engineer BlueTarp Financial, Inc. 443 Congress St. 6th Floor Portland, ME 04101 207.797.5900 x233 (office) 207.797.3833 (fax) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bluetarp.com - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics?
> Bus order is what changes the order here. It's certainly possible to > have em0 be em1 after inserting another em card in the machine. Be > thankful that BSD actually identifies the chipset here...I find it > impossible to figure out wth happened in linux when adding/removing > nics (and dmesg is useless when trying to figure out just what eth0 > actually is). > This can be corrected using udev and setting ethx based on the MAC address of the NICs. Then they are consistent even adding and removing hardware. Does BSD have an equivalent functionality? Not trying to bring up a BSD/Linux flame war, just want to know. Linux will autoassign or allow setting these to specific NICs. Does BSD have the forced assignment capabilities? Robert - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics?
On 10/24/06, Robert Goley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bus order is what changes the order here. It's certainly possible to > have em0 be em1 after inserting another em card in the machine. Be > thankful that BSD actually identifies the chipset here...I find it > impossible to figure out wth happened in linux when adding/removing > nics (and dmesg is useless when trying to figure out just what eth0 > actually is). > This can be corrected using udev and setting ethx based on the MAC address of the NICs. Then they are consistent even adding and removing hardware. Does Interesting, hadn't heard of that ability. Thanks, filed away for future reference (of note, the last kernel I spent any real time on was 2.2although I have fiddled with newer released, just never cared for linux after finding my bsd calling ;)) BSD have an equivalent functionality? Not trying to bring up a BSD/Linux flame war, just want to know. Linux will autoassign or allow setting these to specific NICs. Does BSD have the forced assignment capabilities? If you know the IO addresses you might be able to assign them in config(8) or in the kernel config file. --Bill - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics?
On 10/24/06, Curtis Maurand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On linux ifconfig will give you the MAC address. That should be unique enough for you to figure out what is what. True...assuming you know the mac of the nic. Straight up dmesg showing that Intel nic 1 is eth0 and realcrap nic 1 is eth1 would be nicer than figuring out that 00:07:e9:10:d7:e4 is an Intel mac so there for must be the Intel nic. At any rate, we stray a hair from the subject. :) --Bill - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics?
Title: Message All the NICs are the same. Disabled everything in the bios I don’t need and reinstalled with all 4 NICs installed, but still same problem. Removed all cables except for LAN and OPT1 was still up. I actually had the same problem on another box with built in lan and 3 pci slots. The 3rd pci slot always had the same irq as the onboard lan and couldn’t get it to work. Got it up and running now. All 4 NICs working, but still shows OPT1 up when I removed the cable. When I remove LAN cable OPT1 is down as well as LAN. But hey … it works so I’m happy. Thanx everyone. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 October 2006 04:29 PM To: support@pfsense.com Subject: [SPAM] - RE: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics? - Email found in subject I run three intel dual cards in mine, total of six ports. I like Holger's advice, too - I've always made it practice to match all the NICs in a system whenever possible. Be careful that adding the fourth NIC isn't causing the system to reorder the cards, too - if so, it would be easy to have the one you *believe* to be OPT1 from prior experience now be (for example) OPT2 when the system has re-ordered things. The card showing active with a * might very well be the "new" OPT1. I've seen this happen before, particularly when mixing and matching NIC types. From: Rudi Potgieter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 6:09 AM To: support@pfsense.com Subject: [pfSense Support] pfsense using 4 nics? Hi All Does pfsense have a problem using 4 nics? Whenever I install a fourth in the machine, one of the nics (usually opt1 or opt2) conflict with the LAN interface. When starting up pfsense, there is an asterisk next to LAN* and OPT1(OPT1)* ? And if LAN interface is up, then OPT1 interface is up as well even though no cable plugged in. When the pc starts up each network controller is using its own irq. Any help. Thanx Rudi CRS Technologies (Pty) LtdIntegrated Human Resources Solutions Rudi PotgieterTechnical Consultant (+27 11 259 47002 +27 11 259 4740)+27 82 386 4023 * [EMAIL PROTECTED]& www.crs.co.za Hierdie boodskap (en aanhangsels) is onderhewig aan beperkings en 'n vrywaringsklousule. Volledige besonderhede beskikbaar by http://www.crs.co.za/Disclaimer.htm, of by [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message (and attachments) is subject to restrictions and a disclaimer. Please refer to http://www.crs.co.za/Disclaimer.htm for full details, or at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
